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Holywell Primary and Nursery School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

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location_onBirmingham, B45 9EY

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2021

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Students

443

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Expected Standard

58%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Holywell Primary and Nursery School is a Community school primary school in Birmingham, serving ages 3-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 58% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Holywell Primary and Nursery School is a community school in Birmingham, Worcestershire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 443 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 58% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #68 of 138 primaries in Worcestershire and #8,777 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading67% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing86% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths63% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading68% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths81% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.9

Read

LA -0.3

-2.5 to 0.7

2.2

Write

LA -0.7

0.6 to 3.7

-0.3

Maths

LA -0.8

-1.8 to 1.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading69% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing95% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths90% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA -0.3

-3.2 to 0.0

3.0

Write

LA -0.7

1.6 to 4.5

0.2

Maths

LA -0.6

-1.1 to 1.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 60%

Reading66% LA 71%

Writing92% LA 74%

Maths71% LA 71%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.3

Read

LA -0.7

-3.8 to -0.8

1.9

Write

LA -0.6

0.4 to 3.4

-1.9

Maths

LA -1.1

-3.3 to -0.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 March 2024

Inspection Report

14 December 2022

Inspection Report

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12 October 2021

Inspection Report

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23 January 2018

Inspection Report

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20 March 2014

Inspection Report

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02 July 2012

Inspection Report

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07 January 2011

Inspection Report

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24 January 2008

Inspection Report

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09 June 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2021-10-12

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2018-01-23

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2014-03-20

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.7% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 0.986% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 423 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.7%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2023/24 (Spring term)	423	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	421	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	430	1	0.2%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	443	2	0.5%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	443	2	0.5%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	453	2	0.4%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Spring term)	453	3	0.7%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	441	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	447	2	0.4%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	449	2	0.4%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	442	3	0.7%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	452	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	452	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	455	4	0.9%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	455	2	0.4%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	452	2	0.4%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	449	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	451	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	446	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	446	7	1.6%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	454	2	0.4%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	461	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	453	0	0.0%	0.5%	0